Rock rupture phenomenon and pillar failure in tuffs in the Cappadocia region (Turkey)

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1253-1266

  Tuncay, E ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission (AE); Back analysis; Cappadocia; Rock rupture; Tuff

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFORMATION;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION; ACOUSTIC-EMISSIONS; BACK-ANALYSIS; CAPPADOCIA; CRACKS INITIATIONS; CRACKS PROPAGATION; PILLAR FAILURES; ROCK RUPTURE; RUPTURE PHENOMENON; TUFF;

ROCKS;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION; BACK ANALYSIS; CRACKING; DEFORMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; RUPTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TUFF; UNIAXIAL TEST;

CAPPADOCIA; EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 70449523342     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2009.01.011     Document Type: Article

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